Ayanbadejo's comments reportedly "spread through the locker room faster than the flu virus travelling across New England," a source told Mike Freeman of CBS Sports, but publicly, Patriots players are remaining quintessentially Patriot-like on the matter:

» Safety Steve Gregory pleaded ignorance: "I haven't heard anything about that. We're just focused on getting ready this week. We're going to hit this grindstone, get to practice and get focused on what we need to do as a team to go out there and win a football game."

Bank on the fact that every Patriots player is fully aware of Ayanbadejo's words, but don't expect anything juicier from this group.